2007•Unpublished venueRequires access
Conditional preparation of single photon wavepackets in pure quantum states
Peter J. Mosley, Jeff S. Lundeen, Brian J. Smith, Ian A. Walmsley, Piotr Wasylczyk, Alfred B. U’Ren, Christine Silberhorn
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Abstract
We demonstrate the generation of uncorrelated two-photon states through parametric downconversion with specific source engineering and show how this produces pure heralded single photons. Experimental data showing photons with over 95% purity are presented.